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Scratching the Surface

6 Jun


Portuguese-born, london-based artist alexandre farto (vhils) creates arresting portraits by breaking away pieces of walls. He takes his subtractive art to not only galleries and exhibition spaces but also the streets, creating larger-than-life figures in the midst of urban and underused space.

Farto generally first sketches out each piece in spraypaint, before beginning the painstaking process of chipping, sawing, and drilling away at the wall to various depths. he will often add additional colour or shading to the newly exposed portions of the wall, creating a visual interplay between the untouched surface, original painted figure, and layers of underlying material.

In addition to work on walls, farto has series of subtractive portraits done by tearing away portions of billboards and posters, as well as in metal and wood.







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Animated Paper

6 Jun


The Big Society

6 Jun


The Big Society
1 colour screen print poster on 170gsm uncoated art paper
H60 x W80cm

The Big Society is all about you and me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me…………

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Casualties of War

6 Jun


‘Casualties of War’ by Dorothy
all images Courtesy Dorothy

‘Casualties of war’ by manchester-based creative collective dorothy is a series of plastic moulded figurines that illustrates the dark side of war veterans. a direct commentary on a editorial article titled by the same name, the prototypes delineate the often brutal and negative aftereffects of the war, manifesting itself in the form of brawls, beatings, rapes, drunk driving, suicides and more.

the 7cm-high figurines reference the classic toy army soldier model with a pool-shaped base and a similar green finish. featuring figurines in four different scenarios, the series is at once disturbing and honest, showing the reality and the many detrimental influences of war.




Land of the ash

2 May


In ‘cigarette ash landscape’, an installation by chinese photographer and artist yang yongliang,
black and white photographs are collaged and piled to mimic cigarette ash.

Decorative Potholes

26 Apr


Artist Juliana Santacruz Herrera has transformed the streets of paris through her visual intervention using braided strips of colourful fabric. Seeing the many cracks and potholes of the city as the ‘canvas’ of her project, the site-specific pieces are a playful addition to the grey urban setting.

Long lengths of dyed fabrics are braided and then coiled into the shallow breaks in the street. Often made up of a combination of bright colours, the resulting effect creates a graphic and visually-arresting contrast to the city’s palette.






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Art in the Streets

18 Apr


Another showstopper from Art In the Streets, and there are a ton, is the Brazilian twins, Os Gemeos, room/space.


Signs of old school

13 Apr


BROOKLYN NEW YORK CITY DISTRESSED CANVAS SUBWAY SIGN (20″ x 30″)

A bit of Americana brought back from New York subway cars of the early 1900’s, this print has been carefully reconstructed and professionally printed using UV protected ink on premium artist quality canvas. An aging technique has been applied for a great worn, vintage look.

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Fresh Produce

12 Apr

Fuck Love.


Patrick focuses on the phenomenology of his surroundings. He brings sublime beauty to things that aren’t thought of as conventionally beautiful. He uses subject matter such as everyday people that aren’t usually painted into the limelight and elements of the city that would be thought of as objects we take for granted. He uses these objects as communicative mediums. Patrick works with intellect and intuition in creating pieces of art that reflect and document situations that are ever present around him. Vitality and rhythm are the essence and energy in his artwork.








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Sketch odopod

7 Apr

Odosketch, by digital agency Odopod, is a online application that allows you to create sketches right in your web browser. Here you can choose from a variety of brushes to draw water color-style on what looks like an aged piece of paper. The gallery of featured illustrations, featuring amazing work by odosketch members. You even get to watch the drawing be created in an animation that shows you the sketch from start to finish.

Get your draw on.
http://sketch.odopod.com/

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